Main Idea Mission

Teams race rockets by finding main ideas, themes, key details and the best summary of short passages.

Grades 3–8Rocket raceSolo or 2–4 teamsNo student loginsWorks offline

Try it free with your class: the demo runs right in your browser for 5 minutes. No sign-up needed.

Or get every game, including all future games, with the All-Access Teacher License for $150.

Grade versions included

Grades 3–5: Stated main ideas, titles, details that don't belong, story lessons and short summaries
Grades 6–8: Implied central ideas, themes as full statements, counterclaims and how ideas develop

Stated and implied main idea, theme, key and supporting details, details that do not belong, objective summaries

OAS Standard 3: Critical Reading and Writing

Common Core: RL.2 · RI.2

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class, enter 2–4 players or teams (or solo practice) and press Start.
Students take turns on one shared screen, so the whole class can play together on a projector or smartboard.
Each purchase includes the game files and a one-page Quick Start guide.